scholarly journals Assessment of Right Ventricular Function in Acute Inferior Wall Myocardial Infarction in Patients Treated with Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-16
Author(s):  
Medhat M. Ashmawy ◽  
Yasser H. EI-Barbary ◽  
Wael A. Hassib ◽  
Christine G. Naguib
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ◽  
Right Ventricular ◽  
Ventricular Function ◽  
Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ◽  
Right Ventricular Function ◽  
Coronary Intervention ◽  
Inferior Wall ◽  
Percutaneous Coronary

scholarly journals Isolated right ventricular myocardial infarction: a case report

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adeogo Akinwale Olusan ◽  
Paul Francis Brennan ◽  
Paul Weir Johnston
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Right Ventricular ◽  
Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ◽  
Coronary Intervention ◽  
Left Circumflex Artery ◽  
Right Ventricular Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Percutaneous Coronary

Abstract Background Isolated right ventricular myocardial infarction (RVMI) due to a recessive right coronary artery (RCA) occlusion is a rare presentation. It is typically caused by right ventricle (RV) branch occlusion complicating percutaneous coronary intervention. We report a case of an isolated RVMI due to flush RCA occlusion presenting via our primary percutaneous coronary intervention ST-elevation myocardial infarction pathway. Case summary A 61-year-old female smoker with a history of hypercholesterolaemia presented via the primary percutaneous coronary intervention pathway with sudden onset of shortness of breath, dizziness, and chest pain while walking. Transradial coronary angiography revealed a normal left main coronary artery, large left anterior descending artery that wrapped around the apex and dominant left circumflex artery with the non-obstructive disease. The RCA was not selectively entered despite multiple attempts. The left ventriculogram showed normal left ventricle (LV) systolic function. She was in cardiogenic shock with a persistent ectopic atrial rhythm with retrograde p-waves and stabilized with intravenous dobutamine thus avoiding the need for a transcutaneous venous pacing system. A computed tomography pulmonary angiogram demonstrated no evidence of pulmonary embolism while an urgent cardiac gated computed tomography revealed a recessive RCA with ostial occlusive lesion. A cardiac magnetic resonance imaging confirmed RV free wall infarction. She was managed conservatively and discharged to her local district general hospital after 5th day of hospitalization at the tertiary centre. Discussion This case describes a relatively rare myocardial infarction presentation that can present with many disease mimics which can require as in this case, a multi-modality imaging approach to establish the diagnosis.

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